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Amazon: Alexa jetzt für alle in den USA verfügbar
Amazon bietet seine überarbeitete Sprachassistentin Alexa nun in den USA für alle Interessenten an. Am sinnvollsten ist es, Alexa über Prime zu beziehen.
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Sources: Amazon and OpenAI are discussing a deal that could require OpenAI to dedicate researchers and engineers to developing customized models for Amazon (The Information)
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Amazon Discusses Getting Special Access to OpenAI Tech
As Amazon weighs an equity investment of tens of billions of dollars in OpenAI, the companies are also discussing a commercial agreement that could require OpenAI to dedicate its own researchers and engineers to developing customized models for powering Amazon’s own AI products, according to a ...

Deforestation leads to more extreme weather events in the Amazon region #Amazon

Deforestation leads to more extreme weather events in the Amazon region
From a bird's eye view, the Amazon rainforest appears as a lush green mosaic of treetops stretching as far as the eye can see. It is home to countless animal and plant species, many of which are endemic, and the forest plays an important role in the global climate as a carbon sink. However, deforestation threatens to destroy this unique ecosystem and its important functions. One-fifth of the area has already been cleared, and there is no end in sight to this intensive use. This has serious cons…

Amazon has confirmed that outages in two of its three AWS Middle East availability zones were caused by drone strikes in the conflict between the US and Israel and Iran.
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Amazon confirms drone strikes in Middle East, advises customers to migrate to other regions
Amazon has confirmed that outages in two of its three AWS Middle East availability zones reported yesterday were caused by drone strikes in the conflict ...

Neue Filme und Serien bei Netflix, Disney und Amazon Prime im März 2026
Im März zeigt Netflix "War Machine" (2026). Bei Amazon Prime läuft "The Menu" (2022) und bei Disney startet die (neue) 1. Staffel von "Scrubs".

Amazon tells users it is shutting down the Wondery podcast app and Wondery subscription service "in the coming months"; some shows will be available on Audible (Todd Spangler/Variety)
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Wondery App and Wondery+ Service Being Shut Down by Amazon
Amazon is pulling the plug on the Wondery dedicated podcast app and Wondery+ subscription service.

Amazon benötigt mehr Zeit für den Aufbau seines Satellitennetzwerks Leo
Amazon kann die von US-Behörden für die Genehmigung verlangte Anzahl von Satelliten nicht in den Orbit bringen. Jetzt wurde eine Fristverlängerung beantragt.

Andy Jassy taps Dharmesh Mehta, Amazon VP of worldwide selling partner services, as technical advisor, a "shadow" role often leading to greater responsibilities (Annie Palmer/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/04/amazon-jassy-new-shadow-advisor-d…

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy picks marketplace exec to be his new 'shadow' advisor
Jassy was Jeff Bezos' shadow in the early 2000s before going on to lead Amazon Web Services.

Mittwoch: Amazons langsamer Satellitennetzaufbau, Turbulenzen bei Paypal und HP
Verzögerungen bei Amazon Leo Chefwechsel bei Paypal & HP Umbau des Verfassungsschutzes Bund-Einstieg bei Netzbetreiber China gegen versenkte Türgriffe

Sources: Amazon Publisher Services, which helps websites run ad auctions, is exploring offering technology to help other apps and sites sell ads in AI chatbots (Catherine Perloff/The Information)
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Amazon Explores Helping Other Apps Sell Chatbot Ads
Amazon is exploring offering technology to help other apps and sites sell ads in AI chatbots, according to two people who have talked to the company about its plans. Such an offering could potentially buttress its $68.6 billion ads business as people increasingly use AI chats to search for ...